束 = ｜ + 一 + 口 + 八 + 木

束 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bundle”. It is built from ｜ (pipe), 一 (one), 口 (mouth), 八 (eight) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1793. It appears as a component in 7 other characters in this index.

Keyword: bundle
RTK frame: 1793
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ソク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): たば, たば.ねる, つか, つか.ねる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: chaplin, пачкать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 束 bind

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 束

How to find 束 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “one” + “mouth”. 束 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 束 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.